HSK 8 Vocabulary
Reference pages for HSK 8 vocabulary — expert-level domain-specific terminology
HSK 8 covers expert-level domain-specific terminology used by professionals and academics working in Chinese. This tier includes highly technical vocabulary from medicine, law, science, engineering, and the humanities, much of it derived from classical sources or newly coined for modern contexts.
Individual word pages are available below for detailed reference.
光纤 (guāngxiān) — fiber optics
HSK 8 | noun | fiber optics; thin glass or plastic fibers transmitting data as light pulses
半导体制造 (bàndǎotǐ zhìzào) — semiconductor fabrication
HSK 8 | noun | semiconductor fabrication; the process of manufacturing integrated circuits and chips
微处理器 (wēi chǔlǐqì) — microprocessor
HSK 8 | noun | microprocessor; a single integrated circuit that functions as a CPU
材料科学 (cáiliào kēxué) — materials science
HSK 8 | noun | materials science; the interdisciplinary study of material structure, properties, and applications
流体动力学 (liútǐ dònglìxué) — fluid dynamics
HSK 8 | noun | fluid dynamics; the study of forces and motion in liquids and gases
热力学 (rèlìxué) — thermodynamics
HSK 8 | noun | thermodynamics; the branch of physics dealing with heat and energy
结构工程 (jiégòu gōngchéng) — structural engineering
HSK 8 | noun | structural engineering; the branch of civil engineering concerned with load-bearing structures